ေပါက္ေတာ့ေပၚလာတယ္ ဘယ္မွာလဲႏိုင္ငံ့ ေငြေတြ?

Gas pipeline explodes east of Moulmein

IMNA
June 30, 2008

The over 200-kilometre long gas pipeline blew up in a small hill north east of Moulmein city, the capital of Mon state at around 5 pm yesterday. Fortunately the explosion occurred at a distance from populated areas. But local residents who live close to the area In Moulmein were scared of the flames which leapt up.

The pipeline was laid in 2001 from Yadana gas field via Kanbauk area, Tenasserim division to Myaingkalay town Karen state for a cement factory.

"The whole area was lit up by the flames. We kept looking at it even after watching the Eurocup 2008 finals," a resident who lives close to the explosion site told IMNA.

"That is the first time the pipeline blew up near the city," he told IMNA. Due to the explosion the electricity supply was cut off, local residents claimed.

The flame was doused by the authorities at about 10 this morning. The authorities are yet to ascertain the cause of the explosion.

Recently military officers released some gas in Thanpyuzayart Township to stop the pipeline from exploding, according to a source close to the military.

The gas pipeline keeps exploding regularly due to lack of maintenance and technical faults during construction. It has exploded at least 10 times. The pipeline is known to have been blown up by rebels on earlier occasions.

This gas pipeline was laid by Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise and transports around 100 millions cubic feet of gas per day.

Burma is rich in gas reserves and has major foreign investments to the tune of US$ 474.3 million in the oil and gas sector till 2007 according to government figures. Gas is also a major export of the country and 19 companies have invested in the gas sector.

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